Where does “onderwereld” come from?
onderwereld (Dutch) comes from Dutch wereld, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
onderwereld (Dutch): netherworld, underworld; organized crime,...
Definitions
- netherworld, underworld; organized crime,...
Ancestry of “onderwereld”, step by step
onderwereld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wereld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wereld | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |